And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on Earth, Japanese spider crabs are the largest, spanning up to 12.5 feet from the tip of one front claw to the other. They’re also one ...

it's easy to assume that even the biggest spider crabs would be rather small. However, that’s simply not the case–at least with the giant Japanese spider crab. They have outlandishly long ...

It looked like an alien from a sci-fi movie. But in reality it is a Japanese spider crab, one of the world’s largest crustacean arthropods, kept at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in the city ...

The giant Japanese spider crab. This is the biggest crab in the world. ANDY TORBET:Their bodies can grow as big as a basketball, and their leg span, from tip to tip, can be up to 4 metres.

There are approximately 7,000 species of crab that we know of. Discover some interesting facts about these cool crustaceans which you can ‘pinch’ from us to impress your friends and family.

The Japanese spider crab is happy to welcome you to 300 meters ... You might also pass Tiburonia granrojo, or 'Big Red', one of the largest jellyfish in the world. The fangtooth has teeth to ...